There's No Place Like Space
© 2011 Oceanhouse Media
Stretching the term "non-fiction," The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library is an ebook adaptation of the Dr. Seuss series, done in classic Oceanhouse Media style, where you can touch any item or word to see it labeled. So what's different? Some of the words, like Sun, appear in boldface form. If you touch it, a definition pops up. Touch the definition again and it is read aloud. You can also tap the stars on some of the pages to reveal constellations and see them identified. Other titles in the series will explore subjects including dinosaurs, pets, marine life and trees, each featuring classic characters from the original The Cat in the Hat series. For a good clean design with excellent language support and some embedded science content, it's hard to go wrong with this title. If you're looking for a lot of fancy animation, however, you won't find it here.
$5.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: reading, science, astronomy, outer space, the solar system
CTR Rating: 88%